[RETROSPECTIVE] BATHED IN BLOOD: A RETROSPECTIVE OF ELIZABETH BÁTHORY ON SCREEN
Two restored classics of the 1970s Euro-horror celebrate the legend of the Bloody Countess Dracula, Elizabeth Báthory.
[LIST] HOLY SHITBALLS, ITS A 2020 YEAR END FILM REVIEW
Watching excellent horror films has been a needed and nessesary coping mechanism for the dystopian novel 2020 was.
[LISTS] SHOCKTOBERFEST 2020, THIRD EDITION
In an uncertain world, there is comfort to be found in horror. Gaze upon Shocktoberfest 2020, Third Edition’s ghastly goodies!
[ZINE] MONSTROUS FEMALE FEAR : THE POWER OF SADY BOYLE’S ‘DEAD BLONDES’ AND DAVID CRONENBERG’S ‘RABID’
While the roots of many of the fearful creatures Sady Doyle describes in her book are ancient, the stories of murder by exorcism, etc. are often very recent. It was with this last point in mind that I revisited one of my favorite films, David Cronenberg’s 1977 film Rabid.
[ZINE] DREAM HOME (2010): HOW TO MAKE A LADY MONSTER
Cheng Lai Sheung (played by Josie Ho) evolves from dutiful daughter to mass murderer in Ho-Cheung Pang’s film Dream Home (2010).
[EDITORIAL] TWIN TALES OF TAGALOG TERROR, 2020 EDITION
Attracted by the welcoming Filipino government, Americans made movies there that they couldn’t make at home. The archipelago became a fertile environment for filmmakers to to let their imaginations run wild!
[REVIEW] VINEGAR SYNDROME’S ‘BLOOD MANIA’ AND ‘POINT OF TERROR’ SET RIPS THE SCREAMS RIGHT OUT OF YOUR THROAT!
Blood Mania and Point of Terror, two nearly forgotten ghoulish tales of madness, mayhem, and murder, were rescued from obscurity by Vinegar Syndrome.
[RETROSPECTIVE] INSHA’S BEST HORROR FILMS OF THE DECADE
Almost a whole month into 2020, and things are still the worst, but the 2010s were good for horror! I’ve always wanted to
[EDITORIAL] CHAD CRAWFORD KINKLE’S FAITH OF THE FATHERS
While eagerly waiting for the wide release of Chad Crawford Kinkle’s new film, Dementer, Michael revisits his first film, Jug Face (2013).
[LIST] HORROR STANDOUTS FROM THE 2010s
The 2010s delivers a great many thoughtful and complex films that have taken the genre to a high place. Here are some of Michael’s top choices.